Lawton, OK Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Lawton, OK Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.8%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-23.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.3 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -0.8 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.3 pp (4.7%) |